Al Pacino, in his role as a head coach in the movie, 'Any Given Sunday' encourages and unites his players by reminding them football is a game of inches and collectively they can gain the inches needed to win.

Trading ultimately comes down to timing market entry and exit. The more efficiently we filter, process, and apply information the higher the probability we will develop the awareness to effectively time market entry and exit. In other words successful traders consistently pick up seconds on their competitors as the trading day progresses through their accelerated decision making. Gaining seconds empowers them to out perform by seeing and doing before others.

Our process is determined by the beliefs driving our behavior and dictates the speed of our decision making. Unfortunately most traders become consumed by systems and strategies and never develop the process necessary to accelerate their decision making ahead of the market. They never learn how to achieve and sustain the heightened state of awareness necessary to execute systems and strategies effectively!

The good news is its never too late to step back and develop a credible process. The better news is this is precisely what Intuitive Development Training is designed to teach us how to do. Yes, we may have to step back from trading for a week or two. However our reward will be the certainty, confidence, and commitment that comes from knowing we have placed ourselves into a process leading us to the work that matters most, preparing us to do it best, and in turn significantly accelerating our decision making.

Intuitive Performance creates the clarity and focus that causes the layer of information we must process to become thinner and thinner and our decision making faster and faster. To summarize a credible process delivers the high speed decision making needed to effectively execute systems and strategies.

Just because we want to do something doesn't mean we can. Telling someone (especially a child or young adult) they can be what ever they want when they have zero aptitude is just cruel. For example someone is not going to be successful as a singer if they are tone deaf nor can they be a skilled athlete unless they have exceptional eye-hand coordination. Trading is no different. So let's take the opportunity to measure ourselves by examining Jumpers, Dreamers, and Pretenders.

Pretenders come to trading without ever having the intention of doing the work. They waste their time and money on other people's systems and strategies. They end up using trading as a cover until they figure out what's next.

Dreamers truly believe they will succeed. Unfortunately they lack significant competitive experience from their endeavors prior to trading. They do not possess the fortitude necessary to compete. Eventually they become overwhelmed by the anxiety created by consistent failure.

Jumpers are familiar with the demands of success and are more than willing to do the work. Past competitive success empowers them to jump in and provides the perspective needed to persevere. Jumpers who succeed find their way to the work that matters most and learn how to prepare to do it best. More often than not this is a difficult and long journey.

Development can be dramatically accelerated once we accept the process is the work that matters most and we prepare to do it best by focusing on the little things. When this happens we become aware of the subtleties making the difference between winning and losing. Once we make a habit out of developing deeper understanding for our process we find ourselves consistently making the right decisions keeping us on course. This is how superior market awareness and sensitivity for when to enter and exit the market is developed.

In other words identifying market state, crafting strategies, and execution methodologies dominate the focus of the uninformed. The Jumpers who have found their way did it by trusting their process to anticipate and take advantage of price movement. They have come to appreciate the limitations of historical data, systems, and analytical tools. They have learned how to move their decision making ahead of the Rate of Change by intuitively filtering, processing, and applying information. To join them you must transition from the mechanical aspects of trading and learn how to develop your intuition.

Trading like business is and always will be an art form. Successful traders and entrepreneurs tap into their creativity and imagination by thinking independently. They develop market awareness and sensitivity for execution by filtering market data and information in their own unique way.We can gage how independent our thought process is by determining if our decision making is reactive or proactive. Proactive traders know precisely what they want to do, why they want to do it, and how they are going to do it. They have developed the wisdom to understand they must wait for the market to tell them when to do it.Successful traders have embraced a development process promoting, protecting, and inspiring independent thought. Their process connects them more deeply to their trading activities at functional, psychological, and practical levels. This builds the self-trust allowing them to become certain of market state, confident in their strategy, and committed to waiting for market alignment.

Successful traders have learned the most valuable and difficult skill to develop is the ability to wait for the market to align with their trading strategies. This is accomplished by placing ourselves in a process empowering us to gain a more complete understanding for the work that needs to be done, why we are doing it, and how best to support our efforts every day. This is the level of commitment necessary to become aware of the subtleties making the difference between success and failure.The process of a successful trader ensures they only participate in the market when they are certain of market state, confident in their strategy, and committed to waiting for market alignment. In other words they know precisely what they want to do, why they want to do it, and how they are going to do it. They are waiting for the market to tell them when they can do it. Deep connections to their trading activities at functional, psychological, and practical levels make this possible. The first essential step required to build your process is to identify your core beliefs and detail why they best support your development and performance.

Technology has dramatically increased the pace at which we live our lives. We must be aware of how this acceleration has impacted our performance. Do we have more or less anxiety in our lives? If we answer yes then we need to become more proactive in managing Performance Risk.

Performance Risk is managed by keeping anxiety low and energy high. This condition exists when we are certain of our purpose, confident in our ability, and committed to the task at hand. This level of conviction is created by building self and earning cultural trust. We can assess our ability to build and earn trust by examining how effectively our core beliefs support responsible conduct.Trust is the 800 lb. gorilla no one wants to talk about. To do so requires examination of how responsible we are in fulfilling our obligations. The greater our anxiety the less likely our core beliefs support responsible conduct.Intuitive Performance Training is revolutionizing professional and organizational development by inspiring and compelling us to embrace beliefs and assimilate behaviors making us most effective at earning the trust and support of others. Anxiety goes down and energy goes up as we develop deeper understanding for the work that needs to be done, why we need to do it, and how best to support our efforts.

Did you ever stop to consider how setting timelines and goals drain our energy through the anxiety they create? Timelines and goals are a product of our ego. In reality being human is becoming more complex by the moment and human interaction more irrational. We would be much better off staying focused on doing the work that needs be done and trusting our good effort will get us to where ever we are going as fast as we are going to get there. Timelines and goals are no match for desire and commitment. If you have conviction for your work and are committed to supporting your development and performance then you are likely doing all that you can. Timelines and goals are a self-imposed handicap slowing progress through the distraction and conflict they create.Elite professionals possess the wisdom to develop a more complete understanding for things they can control. They acknowledge and let go go the things they cannot. They understand it cannot be known when opportunity will align with desire. They accept all they can do is work to best position themselves to anticipate and respond when alignment occurs.

Managing Capital Risk simply requires setting Weekly, Daily, and Stop Loss Limits and following them. Performance Risk is managed by embracing beliefs and assimilating behaviors best supporting our development and performance. Unfortunately experience tells me we consistently underweight the value of managing Performance Risk due to our incomplete understanding for the depth of the trading challenge and how to meet it. For example we can never develop complete enough understanding for our trading profile and why the market we trade aligns with it. To manage Performance Risk effectively we must be deeply connected to our trading activities at functional, psychological, and practical levels. This only happens when we have a clear understanding for the work that needs to be done, why we are doing it, and how to best support our efforts. The deeper our understanding the higher the probability we are effectively managing Performance Risk. Our Ego and the ignorance it generates are the biggest roadblocks keeping us from improving market awareness and sensitivity for execution. If we truly want to become more effective at managing Performance Risk then we need to become strongly committed to the power of humility and fully embrace it. Developing a more complete understanding for things we believe we already know reveals the subtleties making the difference between winning and losing. This awareness is the key to managing Performance Risk as it inspires and compels us to modify our behavior.